Series: Scanning Nuremberg

Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written June 1, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  The agenda for May was analyzing the defense material for Mettgenberg, Nebelung, and Oeschey; this covered 23 files, 259 …

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Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written May 4, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  The task for April was to analyze the defense documents of Ernst Lautz, who had a lot to answer for …

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Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written April 3, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  During March I finished the Cuhorst files and covered 2 more defendants, Joel and Klemm, so 6 of the …

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Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written March 3, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  The task for the month was to begin the analysis of the defendants’ trial documents, beginning with Altstoetter. I …

Scanning Nuremberg: Blue grapes solved, Himmler’s shadow, and ordinary life Read More »

Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written February 12, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  Like the mail, project news is subject to storm delays. My task for January was to finish analysis of …

Scanning Nuremberg: Nightmare elements and mysterious blue grapes Read More »

Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written January 7, 2015 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  The December operation was to work through 12 prosecution document books, containing 140 documents and approximately 990 pages of …

Scanning Nuremberg: Correlating transcripts, the Nazi judicial system and the SS, and more Read More »

Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written December 2, 2014 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  The task for November was 12 files of prosecution evidence (document books 2 – 3L), holding 164 items and …

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Post by Matt Seccombe, originally written November 2014 Scanning Nuremberg shares the observations and insights of Matt Seccombe, Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document Analyst, as he analyzes documents for digitization as part of the HLS Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project website.  NMT 3, The Justice Case [a.k.a. the Judges’ Trial] When I began the trial analysis work at the beginning of October, …

Scanning Nuremberg: A unique meaning for “judicial reform” Read More »